Man charged again for knowingly spreading HIV
The first person ever convicted in Idaho of knowingly spreading the HIV virus is facing new charges for the same offense.
In Idaho the grad jury returned an indictment charging Kerry Thomas with seven counts of knowingly transfering HIV. Thomas is now 45 years old and in 1990 was charged with four counts of HIV transmission and two counts of rape. He pleaded guilty only to the rape charges.
Thomas received a 12-year sentence and had to serve three years before being eligiblw for parole. He was later granted a early release.
Then in 1996 he was charged again with one count of HIV transmission, and a jury convicted him. This time he received a 15-year sentence with a seven-year minimum. He was later released on parole. Now on parole, he faces possible life in prison on the new charges because prosecutors are seeking his designation as a "persistent violator."
Asked why Thomas would continue to spread the virus, which causes AIDS, Jean Fisher, deputy prospector, said, "That's the $64,000 question, for a person who has been to prison twice."
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